Police hunting man over Paris Hilton threats

Police in Los Angeles have obtained a warrant to track down a man who has made online threats to kill Paris Hilton.

The suspect has allegedly used accounts on Instagram.com and Facebook.com to post abusive messages about the heiress and her father, Rick.

In one, the unidentified man wrote, "One month and she's dead, she's never coming home".

Editors at TMZ.com report police in L.A. have obtained a warrant to track down the owner of the online accounts where the messages were written.